Best Pokemon GO Attackers Tier List: Strongest Pokemon for Raids & PvE

Preparing for 5-star and Mega Raids can be challenging, but this guide seeks to pinpoint the best Pokemon in Pokemon GO so you can be ready for any raids, no matter your opponent. Here are the strongest Pokemon in Pokemon GO, ranked.

Contents

• Pokemon GO PvE/Raids Tier List
  • S-Tier
  • A-Tier
  • B-Tier
  • C-Tier (Budget Pokemon – No Shadows or Legendaries)
• How To Get Raid-Worthy Pokemon (Tips & Tricks)

Best Pokemon for PvE & Raids Tier List

Before we get into this list, players need to understand that these Pokemon are the absolute best of their class, and you won’t be able to find the vast majority of them in the wild. They’re Lgenedaries, event-exclusive mythical, mega-evolved behemoths, and shadow Pokemon. Later in the article, we’ll go over tips and tricks for finding and capturing the strongest Pokemon.

Without further ado, here are the best Pokemon in Pokemon GO for Raids:

S-Tier

Pokemon	Moves
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse

A-Tier

Pokemon	Moves
Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail Outrage
Mega Blaziken	Counter Blast Burn
Mega Charizard Y	Fire Spin Blast Burn
Mega Rayquza	Dragon Tail Outrage
Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Outrage
Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse
Mega Swampert	Mud Shot Hydro Cannon
Mega Blastoise	Water Gun Hydro Cannon
Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion Psystrike
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball
Mega Gardevoir	Confusion Psychic
Mega Tyranitar	Bite Brutal Swing – Smack Down Stone Edge
Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow Avalanche – Mud-Slap High Horsepower
Mega Alakazam	Confusion Psychic

B-Tier

Pokemon	Moves
Terrakion	Double Kick Sacred Sword
Shadow Garchomp	Dragon Tail Outrage
Reshiram	Fire Fang Fusion Flare
Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail Draco Meteor
Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch Meteor Mash
Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin Sky Attack
Yveltal	Gust Hurricane
Kartana	Razor Leaf Leaf Blade
Shadow Swampert	Mud Shot Hydro Cannon
Shadow Raikou	Volt Switch Wild Charge
Xurkitree	Thunder Shock Discharge
Mewtwo	Confusion Psystrike
Mega Banette	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball
Shadow Chandelure	Fire Spin Shadow Ball
Shadow Gardevoir	Confusion Psychic
Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down Rock Slide
Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down Stone Edge
Mega Pinsir	Bug Bite X-Scissor
Pheromosa	Bug Bite Focus Blast
Volcarona	Bug Bite Overheat

C-Tier (Budget Pokemon – No Shadows or Legendaries)

Pokemon	Moves
Gyarados	Waterfall Hydro Pump
Delphox	Fire Spin Fire Blast
Espeon	Confusion Psychic
Hariyama	Counter Dynamic Punch
Machamp	Counter Dynamic Punch
Excadrill	Mud-Slap Earthquake
Rhyperior	Mud-Slap Stone Edge
Staraptor	Wing Attack Brave Bird
Mamoswine	Powder Snow Avalanche
Hydreigon	Bite Dark Pulse

How To Get Raid-Worthy Pokemon in Pokemon GO

When it comes to obtaining the strongest Pokemon for Pokemon GO raids, it all comes down to habits and best practices. Instead of mindlessly capturing everything or only catching Shiny Pokemon, you need to target specific Pokemon. That’s where the list above comes in handy.

Of course, the majority of Pokemon on the list are exclusive to raids or need to be obtained after fighting Team Rocket Grunts or Leaders. For the Legendary or Mega Pokemon, check out our regularly updated Raid schedule to see if your target is coming to raids soon.

Lastly, don’t skip Team GO Rocket battles. These pests can be annoying and easy to pass by, but we encourage you to engage with every Team Rocket member you encounter. Tap every balloon. Spin every dark Pokestop. You never know which grunt will have the Shadow Pokemon you’re looking for or if, this time around, it will have perfect IVs.